If Your Gun Was A Car

[crestoncowboy]

But id say



Or

Is my 329 pd


Ugly but once you overlook that quite useful and nice.

 

[Mk-211]

 

[Targa]

 

[Neo-Luddite]

1944 SA M-1 rifle and 1952 Willy's-Overland M38a1. Both were cutting-edge military gear when introduced and remain utterly utilitarian, durable and formidable today. They intersected in use in the Korean conflict (this model Jeep was brand new, the last refinement of the original Jeeps used by the military) and these particular examples were both used in theater and later repatriated. The Jeep is a family heirloom owned since 1955 after being sold as DOD surplus in Japan and saw decades of hard use as my late Uncle's POV before he restored it in the late 90's and the rifle was "ransomed" by me for $299 from a South Korean importer in 1991. Neither could be called a Garage/Safe King or Queen.

 

[WisBorn]

I always thought Glocks were more like this.

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Those old Crown Vic's were solid cars

 

[D.B. Cooper]

Well, not all of us are taking this that seriously. The use of metaphors when creating an analogy helps introduce elements such as nostalgia, sentiment or other emotions to make comparisons that'll be remembered and facilitate understanding. Just a simple way of explaining things, maybe aiding the reaching of a conclusion, usually done in a light-hearted manner.

TBH, I only started this thread to see what guns got likened to a Yugo.

 

[D.B. Cooper]

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I dunno. Only in the sense that they both came from the military from the same era. I was a 63W Wheeled Vehicle Repairman in the 90s. I like the Hummer; it's basically a GMC truck with a funny body on top, but man, are those things SLOWWWWWW. Compare that to the M9 I run in USPA; they're not in the same class.

 

[D.B. Cooper]

You hit the nail on the head with that one, except the F150 has to be a 1995 or older, with a 300 straight six, four or five speed manual, and 4x4 with manual locking hubs! My 1894 is currently hanging in the back window of my 1994 F150 that is so equipped, and it really does fit the description.

Mac

I mostly agree, except that, if you're going back that far, I'm going to change that from F150 to GMC Square Body, but I'd still stick with the inline 6 engine. Not going anywhere fast, but it's a workhorse. (Just like the 30-30)

 

[D.B. Cooper]

But id say

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Is my 329 pd
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Ugly but once you overlook that quite useful and nice.

I'm seriously considering trading my Ruger Redhawk boat anchor for a 329PD.

 

[crestoncowboy]

I'm seriously considering trading my Ruger Redhawk boat anchor for a 329PD.

If you shoot a lot of magnums keep the redhawk. The Smith will break (mine has too) . If you carry a lot and shoot a little, get the 329. I can carry mine all day and forget it's there.

Swap out the awful v notch rear sight for any normal n frame rear too. Lol. Some x-frame grips help the recoil.

I have both . And the Anaconda and some others. The redhawks and the new anaconda are excellent hunting revolvers. The n frames are nice but a steep down imo. The 329 is really the ONLY choice of your want a 44 you can forget your wearing.



That's my main hunting revolvers

 

[Old Dog]

TBH, I only started this thread to see what guns got likened to a Yugo.

Easy day, the Makarov. No, wait, that's totally unfair to the Mak. The Mak is actually reliable.

I got it: a Lorcin, Jennings or Davis in .32 ACP. Anemic, constantly chokes, horrible fit and finish, won't get you where you need to go.

Next up: what gun compares with a Trabant? (for those who spent time in Germany after the wall went down)

 

[D.B. Cooper]

If you shoot a lot of magnums keep the redhawk.

I don't. I have shot a lot (4-5k) handloaded 44 specials (very light loads) in it. I used to compete with it before I switched to an autoloader. The last 2-3 years, I only pull it out of the safe for a week or two per year during hunting season.

The Redhawk is heavy. The holster once came unclipped from belt while riding in my side by side. The instant I stood up from the seat, I noticed the weight was gone. smh

And on that note, The Ruger Redhawk is the 1970s Lincoln Continental land yacht. Heavy. Unwieldy. Poor handling. (Once you start swinging that 4 lb revolver from one target array to the next, it's just going to keep on swinging right past the next array.)

 

[Pudge]

How about the Savage 24? The .22/.410 would be a Subaru BRAT. The .30/30 over a 12ga could be an El Camino.

Maybe Remington's R51 would be a Merkur XR4ti

 

[hso]

Aaannd, predictably enough this left the bounds of the CoC.